The new government in Macedonia must be committed to implementing the necessary reform processes, noted in the Priebe report and the EC progress reports, it was concluded Tuesday at a meeting between SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and the Swedish Ambassador to Macedonia, Mats Staffansson.

"We are proud of (election) results, we have defeated a regime with a pen and a vote. Over 612,000 citizens in Macedonia have voted for changes. The citizens, regardless of their ethnic background, expect the quality of life to be improved and European values to be applied in Macedonia. We have pledged to these commitments in the Plan for Life in Macedonia," Zaev said as cited by his party in a press release.

Talks also focused on recent political developments in the country after the December 11 snap parliamentary polls, stated the press release.